| Acronym | Meaning |
| NDBC | National (or NOAA) Data Buoy Center |
| FCST | Federal Council For Science And Technology |
| C&C | Consultation And Cooperation Agreement |
| GLA | Goddard Laboratory Of The Atmospheres |
| EOLE | The French Program Like GHOST |
| ECMOP | Experimental Center For Mesoscale Ocean Predictions |
| EXEC | Executable Program |
| ADC | Authorized Derivative Classifier |
| AIRS | Advanced Inertial Reference Sphere |
| PSI | Plan Shear Indicator |